Supplementary questions will also be asked. Other Ministers may also answer.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

1

RichardGraham (Gloucester): What steps he is taking to reduce the burden of regulation on local government.

(33545)

2

RichardOttaway (Croydon South): How many local authorities have published details of their spending online to date.

(33546)

3

HarriettBaldwin (West Worcestershire): What support his Department is giving to local authorities to minimise increases in council tax.

(33547)

4

SheryllMurray (South East Cornwall): How many local authorities have published online details of their spending over £500 to date.

(33548)

5

NigelAdams (Selby and Ainsty): What plans he has to encourage the provision of local services by community groups.

(33549)

6

MrsLindaRiordan (Halifax): If he will assess the effect on the economy of Halifax of reductions in levels of local authority employment.

(33550)

7

BridgetPhillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South): What assessment has been made of the likely effects on local authorities in areas of deprivation of reductions in formula
grant funding.

(33551)

8

CharlieElphicke (Dover): What support his Department is giving to local authorities to minimise increases in council tax.

(33552)

9

ElizabethTruss (South West Norfolk): How many local authorities have published online details of their spending over £500 to date.

(33553)

10

AndrewJones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps his Department is taking to protect green spaces.

(33554)

11

JasonMcCartney (Colne Valley): What timetable he has set for implementation of the New Homes Bonus.

(33555)

12

MrAndrewTurner (Isle of Wight): What support his Department is giving to local authorities to minimise increases in council tax.

(33556)

13

MrLaurenceRobertson (Tewkesbury): What assessment he has made of the potential implications of the provisions of the Localism Bill for planning policy guidance
and statements.

(33557)

14

AndrewGriffiths (Burton): How many local authorities have published online details of their spending over £500 to date.

(33558)

15

BobRussell (Colchester): If he will make it his policy to introduce a third party right of appeal in the planning system.

(33559)

16

GavinBarwell (Croydon Central): What steps he plans to take to reduce the dependency of local authorities on central government; and if he will make a statement.

(33560)

17

HeidiAlexander (Lewisham East): How many new social home builds he expects to be started in each year of the Comprehensive Spending Review period.

(33561)

18

JulianSturdy (York Outer): What steps he is taking to strengthen the enforcement of planning decisions in respect of unauthorised developments.

(33562)

19

JohnMann (Bassetlaw): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of fire services in Misterton, Retford, Harworth and Worksop.

(33563)

20

ChiOnwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): If he will assess the likely effect on vulnerable people in Newcastle Upon Tyne Central constituency of the end of the Working
Neighbourhoods Fund.

(33564)

21

PritiPatel (Witham): When he plans to withdraw planning circulars 04/2007 and 01/2006 on Gypsy and Traveller sites.

(33565)

22

MrDominicRaab (Esher and Walton): How many local authorities have published online details of their spending over £500 to date.

(33566)

23

AndrewBridgen (North West Leicestershire): What steps his Department is taking to reward local authorities for making efficiencies.

(33568)

24

JessicaLee (Erewash): If he will bring forward proposals to reduce the burden of regulation on local government.

(33569)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

T1

MargotJames (Stourbridge): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

(33570)

T2

MrDominicRaab (Esher and Walton):

(33571)

T3

Grahame M.Morris (Easington):

(33572)

T4

SimonDanczuk (Rochdale):

(33573)

T5

JohnMann (Bassetlaw):

(33574)

T6

ElizabethTruss (South West Norfolk):

(33575)

T7

TonyLloyd (Manchester Central):

(33576)

T8

DuncanHames (Chippenham):

(33577)

T9

MrPhilipHollobone (Kettering):

(33578)

T10

MrDavidEvennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford):

(33579)

At 3.30 pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

†

indicates Government Business

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1

LOCALISM BILL: Second Reading.

[Until 10.00 pm]

Edward Miliband

Caroline Flint

Mr John Denham

Alan Johnson

Barbara Keeley

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House, whilst affirming its belief in the important principle of devolving power to local people and their elected
representatives, declines to give a Second Reading to the Localism Bill because the proposed devolution of power to local
authorities is undermined both by the extent to which the Bill hands powers to the Secretary of State to over-ride those devolved
powers and by the extent of powers of the Secretary of State to direct local authorities in their governance arrangements,
and because the community empowerment and neighbourhood planning sections of the Bill, which have been put together hastily
and without adequate consultation with important stakeholders, would cause the planning functions of local authorities to
become incoherent and ineffective and create new costly and complex systems of service procurement and would reduce the effectiveness
of local authorities; and is strongly of the opinion that the publication of such a Bill should have been preceded by both
fuller consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny of a draft Bill.

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

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2

LOCALISM BILL (PROGRAMME)

[No separate debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the following provisions shall apply to the Localism Bill:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday
10 March 2011.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment
of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption
on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages
from the Lords) may be programmed.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).

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3

LOCALISM BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.

[No separate debate]

Mark Hoban

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Localism Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

(1)

the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(a)

any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under the Act, and

(b)

any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act of money so provided, and